Community View: Rockland's officials have gone unchecked too long

10:58 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

Written by

Ed Graybow

Why have our elected local officials in Rockland County failed to hold the line to the 2 percent property tax levy cap? One of the reasons that John Q. Public will be hit hard with new tax burdens is that a bipartisan municipal association report submitted in February 2011, titled "A Preliminary Report to Governor Cuomo's Mandate Relief Team," was not adopted. The report put forth ideas for the governor's Mandate Relief Redesign Team that would have reformed mandates and reduced costs. This report made several recommendations, ...